Lifting equipment can be very useful and at the same time can be very dangerous if propr caution is not taken during operations, so here are some common safety tips for scissor lift equipment.
There are a wide variety of lifting equipment available for almost any kind of lifting activity, especially those that can only be used to lift personnel, but also lifting heavy material particularly at job sites.
One of the most common and useful of these lifting equipment is called the scissor lift, which comes in a variety of forms and functions, whether portable or heavy duty.
Regardless of the size and functionality, each scissor lift equipment is made of heavy duty tempered steel, for which extra care and caution should be taken by the user or users to prevent injury or accidents.
Here are key safety tips for scissor lifts operators should be aware of.
One, scissor lifts may be made of steel and designed to lift heavy loads, but one also has to be aware not to force any scissor lift equipment to exceed their maximum specified load capacity.
Two, for portable scissor lifts it is always important to make use of the chocks stoppers that are...